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2010-08-07, 11:42am
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Imploding?
Hey everyone i really like the look of implosions but most that i have see are with boro glass and im using soft glass so i was curious if anyone could help me out with how i could do them with soft glass. any input would be gladly received since i don't really know how to do it but i would like to learn.
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2010-08-07, 11:48am
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http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170943
if you do a search here on LE you can find a lot, also on youtube
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2010-08-07, 11:48am
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2010-08-07, 11:50am
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You can use the same solid rod technique for soft glass that you would use for boro. I haven't tried any soft glass tube implosions (because I have no soft glass tubing), but you could probably use that technique, too. Just be aware that it will be a little harder control than with boro.
For an off-mandrel implosion, like for a pendant, you basically heat the end of a thick rod and get a good gather, point it straight down onto a marvering surface and make a maria. Make sure your rod is centered. Make a pattern of dots on the maria with a colored stringer or heat the face of the maria and use it to pick up some frit. Heat the edge of the Maria and watch it start imploding. Just follow the steps for the boro tuts that are on here and you should be fine.
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2010-08-07, 11:51am
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Those are beautiful, Dan.
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2010-08-07, 11:56am
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wow those are really cool.
Im wanting to learn how to make pendants out of them. I guess the real thing im wanting to learn is how to make the colors fall into the glass like that.
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2010-08-07, 11:58am
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So basically its alot of patience in waiting for the the clear glass to move over the dots?
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2010-08-07, 1:44pm
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I just watched an implosion demo in person the other day, and the artist would keep pressing the bottom of the maria with his marver after melting the dots in for a minute or two. (actually he used stringer, not dots) After awhile you could see the clear from the top of the maria making its way down , and the stringers starting to implode. It took about 20 minutes for him to make a marble this way.
I'm guessing it's lots of practice, and trial and error.
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2010-08-07, 2:04pm
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Search the tutorial thread!
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2010-08-07, 7:33pm
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2010-08-07, 7:39pm
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Dan, those are absolutely stunning.
Even when I saw the demo in person, it was still hard to figure out how in the world this happened! Whoever came up with this technique ... I can't imagine playing with glass like that and discovering something so awesome.
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2010-08-07, 9:19pm
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Wow, I love those feathered leaves
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2010-08-08, 4:33am
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Dan, to
Hose awe awesome. I love how you get such a thin petal. Id love to take a marble class one day. How do you get the multi color veiny look in them?
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2010-08-08, 7:49pm
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Shading your stringers gets you the different colors.
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2010-08-08, 8:47pm
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I've managed tube implosions in soft glass by blowing a bubble on a blowpipe and imploding it.
You can get a lot more detail but the shockyness of soft glass makes it a lot of work (and you have to blow a bubble first).
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